Founded with a mission to enhance infrastructure resilience against climate threats, Rhizome offers an AI-powered SaaS platform designed for utilities. The platform helps identify vulnerabilities, quantify risks at high resolutions, and measure the benefits of grid-enhancing investments. Rhizome aims to provide the highest standard of climate risk mitigation, ensuring communities and businesses are protected against increasingly severe weather events.
Notable affiliated individuals and investors include experts in climate science and utility management, though specific names are not disclosed. Key achievements include the development of a comprehensive approach to investment planning for grid reliability and resilience. Rhizome has made a significant impact by addressing the $500 billion investment gap in the U.S. electric utility sector and mitigating the $1 trillion annual cost of power outages through aggressive grid hardening measures.
